I totally agree with you @Ainjoule ! I had a very similar experience to you, in that I had to wait until I had numerous suicide attempts and hospital admissions until community mh took me on as a regular client. I was then given access to a psychologist, a pdoc, case management, referrals for sensory programs, DBT and then referrals out into the community for other services. There definitely needs to be more funding for people to access community mh support. 

Id really love to see peer support in hospitals more. Especially in the emergency department when people first come in. In my experience, if I’ve come in physically ok, I have often just been dumped in the ambulance bay, amongst other mh patients with security guards around. I’ve had to just sit there for hours until mh professionals are available to see me. It would be so nice to have peer workers around to talk to. To advocate for us. 

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I would have also really appreciated someone to talk on the numerous occasions that I have woken up in icu after a serious attempt. It has often been the case that they send mh registras very soon after waking up or even when medical devices are still in use so you can’t talk. They then leave and I don’t see anyone for days. It’s terrifying waking up in that place. Nurses and doctors come in and do things and I have no idea what is going on and I don’t wanna be more of a bother.